This young Lady would have to be one of the very lucky ones. A young Australian (22 years old) having a holiday in Africa, decided to go bungee jumping from the Victoria Falls bridge above the river, which borders Zambia and Zimbabwe.
As you will see in the video her cord snapped about halfway down and with her feet still tied she hit the water. Channel 9 news interviewed her and I think you will agree it was really a miracle that she survived.

Hi Laurie,
It definitely was not her time to go, watching the video and seeing not only the fall, but that rope going over the rapids, you would assume she would not of survived, so very, very lucky she is still with us today.

Oh, that just made my heart stop, and I couldn’t even watch the video. But you know, you really need to do some checking before putting your life in the hands of someone. That and maybe check the equipment. There have been enough incidents with less happy endings.

Hi Elyse,
Yes you are most likely right, but when you see others jumping and everything is alright, you just assume I suppose that it is going to be alright for you as well. Personally I just wouldn’t take the chance.

Hi John,
Yes no doubt word is spreading, it has been on the news and it seems the story is going around the globe. There are a lot of different videos about this on YouTube, but I felt the channel 9 news (an Australian channel) really was one of the better ones.

Hi lolabees,
It’s amazing how fast a story can spread. 😀
It was in the Aussie news yesterday, so naturally there was a race to do interviews.
I thought she was amazing, to have been able to know that she had to free her feet, I’m assuming the fall would of been enough to put a lot of people in shock.

I reckon that anyone who bungee jumps has a secret death wish. What’s wrong with them? A very lucky lady! I hope that she has learnt her lesson and refrains from any more death-defying stupidities. I risk my life quite enough by trying to cross the road to go to the local shops. The ACT is not very pedestrian-friendly.

thankyou mags. My husband was telling me about this and I wanted to see it. Unbelievable. I’m still blinking at the company’s statement: “…the broken equipment has been repaired.”
Oh…yeah…that gives me a lot of faith. Repaired equipment. It’s like riding a ferris wheel and with every circle I can see the oil dripping from the control gears (with a can underneath to catch it). I couldn’t wait to get off that ride.

That is horrendous! I used to do a lot of rock-climbing, & we were always taught that, if anyone fell off, and got saved by the rope, throw the affected length of rope away, or use it for a tow-rope or something, and buy a new one!

Hi Barb,
At the end of the video, channel 9 says the company couldn’t be contacted for a statement, but online the company has stated that the broken equipment has be Replaced.
That is on the end of this video.
I think with a story of this size, eventually things are going to be added. Channel 9 News here in Australia was one of the first with the full story and interview of the Australian girl.

The bruises on her body give some indication of the speed she was going when she hit the water. How on earth did she survive that? And how did she survive the raging waters and the rocks and with her feet tied? Someone else mentioned “it wasn’t her time”…. My word …

Hi dearrosie,
It must of been an horrific experience, it was horrific just to watch it. A lot of people are asking the same question, how on earth did she survive that fall, but not only the fall, the rapids, and the rocks, and no broken bones. You can see by the bruises every rock must of really hurt. I agree it certainly wasn’t her time.

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